Mechanical toy.



burrs. an

r cures.

JOSEPH WIIJHEL'M AND CHARLES A. KAYS, F MCKEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH WILrIELM and CHARLES A. KAYs, citizens of the United States, residing at McKees Rocks, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanical toys, and particularly to automatic toys of the gravity operated type.

The primary objects of this invention are to provide a mechanical toy of the type set forth, which is constructed of fewer parts and less delicate than any similar type of mechanical toy now on the market, and which cannot get out oforder in service.

Further objects of this invention are to provide a mechanical toy of the character described, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable and efficient in its use, attractive in appearance, and inexpensive to manufacture.

To the accomplishment of these and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several 1 views Figure 1 is a front elevation of the mechanical toy, showing one of the cars in loading position and the other in dumping position, the manikin being omitted to simplify the illustration.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the car, showing the body of the car in dumpin position in dotted lines.

ig. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the car.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of the device with manikin mounted thereon.

Fig. is an enlarged perspective view of the supply reservoir or hopper.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged top plan view of the manikin and associated parts.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, there is shown in Fig. 1 a suitable supporting frame, comprising the four supporting legs 1 slightly inclined toward each other at their upper ends and rigidly braced by the diagonal struts 2 and the cross bars 3.

Secured to the upper ends of the supportmg legs 1, or detachably mounted thereon, is the supply reservoir or hopper 4 which is provided with a bottom consisting of two funnel-shaped outlets 5 and 6, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

Pivotally connected to the funnel-shaped outlets 5 and 6 are the delivery gates 9 and 10, which are so pivoted at 7 and 8 to assume the position of the delivery gate 9 during the loading operation and swing to the normal position of the delivery gate 10 after the loading operation, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Pivotally mounted at 11, to the cross-bars 3, is the balanced runway 12 provided with the grooves 13 in which the wheels 14 of the cars 15 are adapted to run.

The bodies 16, of the cars 15, are pivotally mounted at 17 on the trucks 18, so that said bodies may be tilted for the dumping operation.

Adjacent the ends of the balanced runway 12 are the stops 19 and 20 adapted to engage the tilting levers 21 which are secured to the inclined bottom portions 22 of the car bodies 16.

The delivery gates 9 and 10 are provided with operating levers 23 and 24 respectively, which operate the said delivery gates when said operating levers are actuated by contact with the trucks 18 of the cars 15.

As shown in Fig. 4, a manikin 25 is mounted by the spindle 26 to the bracket 27 secured to the cross-bar 8. Flexible members 28 such as cord, etc, are attached to the hands of the manikin 25 and at the other ends to the cars 15 in such a manner that when one of said cars is dumping the manikin 25 will have been turned upon the spindle 26 in the direction of the said dumping car.

The operation of the mechanical toy is as follows: Referring to Fig. 1, in the drawings, one of the cars is in the loading position, actuating the operating lever 23 and shifting the delivery gate 9 to allow the operating material 29, such as sand, etc., to How from the supply reservoir or hopper 4 through the funnel-shaped outlet 5 into the car body 16.

When the weight of the said operating material, combined with that of the then load ing car is suflicient to overbalance the balance runway 12, the loaded 'car will move down the runway 12 until the tilting lever 21 strikes the stop 19 and the body 16 of the said car will tilt forward and discharge the operating'material 29 into the receptacle 30 adapted to receive same.

When the loaded car overbalances the runway 12, the empty car on the other side of said runway will move back to the loading position and will load itself from the supply reservoir or hopper 4;, through the funnel-shaped outlet 6 and the delivery gate 10, in a manner identical to that heretofore described.

The inclined bottom portions 22, of the car bodies 16 are provided so that the said car bodies will not tilt and discharge the operating material on its way down the run way 12 or until the tilting levers 21 strike the stops 19 and 20 respectively.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the constructionand the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while describing the principle of operation of the invention together with the device which is now considered to be the best embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that thedevice shown is merely illustrative and that various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A mechanical toy, comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon, a two-car carrying runway pivotally connected in the said supporting frame, and car dumping devices actuated by the movement of the cars upon the said runway.

2. A mechanical toy, comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon, a two-car carrying runway pivotally connected in the said supporting frame, and car loading devices actuated by the movement of the cars upon the said runway.

33. A mechanical toy comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon, a balanced runway pivotally connected in the said supporting frame, two cars carried on said balanced runwa Y and means for loading one of said cars during the dumping operation of the other, substantially as described.

4:. A mechanical toy comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon, a balanced runway pivotally connected in said supporting frame, two cars carried on said balanced runway, and means for dumping one of the said cars during the loading operation of the other, substantially as described.

5. A mechanical toy comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon, a balanced runway pivotally connected in said supporting frame, two cars carried on the said runway, and means arranged on said runway for dumping the said cars, substantially as. set forth.

6. A mechanical toy comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon having its bottom provided with two funnel-shaped outlets, a delivery gate pivotally attached to each of said outlets, a balanced runway pivotally connected in said supporting frame, two cars carried on said runway, and means actuated by the move-. ment of the said cars upon the said runway for operating the said delivery gates, substantially as described.

7. A mechanical toy comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon, a horizontally balanced runway pivotally connected in said supporting frame, two cars carried on said runway, and means for automatically loading and dumping the said cars when gravity causes the said runway to overbalance, substantially as set forth.

8. A mechanical toy comprising a supporting frame, a supply hopper mounted thereon having its bottom provided with two funnel-shaped outlets, a delivery gate pivotally attached to each of the said outlets, a horizontally balanced runway pivotally connected in said supporting frame, two cars carried on'said runway, and means for alternatelyloading and dumping the said cars when gravity causes the said runway to overbalance, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH WVILHELM. CHARLES A. KAYS.

'Witnesses JAS. R. SNYDER, JENNIE J ONES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

